Lorazepam for psychogenic catatonia
- 1 August 1987
- journal article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 144 (8) , 1082-1083
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.144.8.1082
Abstract
Catatonia poses special diagnostic and management problems for the psychiatrist. The authors report three patients with psychogenic catatonia who received intramuscular lorazepam and experienced rapid resolution of their conditions.Keywords
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